Competency in trauma surgery: a national survey of trainees and consultants.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The current sparsity of surgical trainees' exposure to training in operative trauma surgery is multifactorial. This concern has been addressed in the revised Intercollegiate Surgical Curriculum Programme (ISCP) for general and vascular surgery (2021). In the lead up to its implementation, we aimed to assess both trainee and consultant confidence levels as a surrogate reflection in the core competency operative skills in general emergency trauma surgery, identify individual experience in commonly performed trauma procedures and gauge interest in a career in trauma surgery.

Method

An online survey was circulated to general surgery and vascular surgery trainees and consultants. Self-reported competencies were assessed using a 1-10 confidence rating scale. Most questi

SUBMITTER: Flanagan M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10250435 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature